Bobby Miguel Price (born April 25, 1998) is an
American football
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safety
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for the
Arizona Cardinals
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of the
National Football League
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(NFL). He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
at
Norfolk State
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The institution was founded on September 18, 1935 ...
.
College career
Price was born in
Virginia Beach, Virginia
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and is of Puerto Rican descent. He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
at
Norfolk State
Norfolk State University (NSU) is a public historically black university in Norfolk, Virginia. It is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Virginia High-Tech Partnership.
History
The institution was founded on September 18, 1935 ...
. During his freshman season, he played in nine games, and started four games at free safety. During his sophomore season, he started in all 11 games and ranked fourth on the team, and tied for 18th in the
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
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(MEAC) with 69 tackles. During his junior season, he started all 10 games he played and ranked fourth on the team with 59 tackles. He also posted 2.5 tackles-for-loss, two interceptions, deflected eight passes, recovered two fumbles, and tied for fourth in the MEAC with 10 passes defended. Following the season he earned All-MEAC third-team honors. Price also participated with the NSU track and field team in the spring, where he placed fourth in the long jump at the MEAC indoor championships in February, and won the MEAC outdoor long jump championship, with a personal-best jump of 25 feet, 10.25 inches.
During his senior season, he started all 12 games at strong safety and finished the season with 73 tackles, including 2.5 tackles-for-loss, eight pass breakups, recovered two fumbles, and returned his lone interception 84-yards for a touchdown. He ranked 16th in the MEAC in tackles, 10th in passes defended and tied for third in fumble recoveries. Following the season he earned All-MEAC second-team honors. Price finished his career with 229 tackles, eight for loss, seven interceptions, 23 pass breakups and four fumble recoveries.
Professional career
Detroit Lions
Price signed with the
Detroit Lions
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as an
undrafted free agent
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on May 1, 2020. He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and signed to the team's
practice squad
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the next day. He was elevated to the active roster on December 5 and December 12 for the team's weeks 13 and 14 games against the
Chicago Bears
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and
Green Bay Packers
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, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. On January 2, 2021, Price was promoted to the active roster.
On October 22, 2022, Price was placed on
injured reserve
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.
Arizona Cardinals
On June 5, 2023, Price signed with the
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division, and play t ...
. He was waived on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad. On October 26, 2023, Price was signed to the active roster. He was placed on injured reserve on November 7.
He was activated on December 30.
References
External links
Detroit Lions bio
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1998 births
Living people
American football safeties
American sportspeople of Puerto Rican descent
Arizona Cardinals players
Detroit Lions players
Norfolk State Spartans football players
Players of American football from Virginia Beach, Virginia
21st-century American sportsmen
21st-century African-American sportspeople